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The hottest new thing in sustainable building is, uh, wood The many, many benefits of using wood in place of concrete and steel. The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability, at the University of British Columbia, showing off some timber.  CIRS Architects, builders, and sustainability advocates are all abuzz over a new building material they say could substantially reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the building sector, slash the waste, pollution, and costs associated with construction, and create a more physically, psychologically, and aesthetically healthy built environment. The material is known as, uh, wood. Trees have been used to build...

Upper East Side building evacuated after debris falls from construction site UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Firefighters are on the scene of a building on the Upper East Side after debris fell from a construction site. The debris fell from a site on Third Avenue onto a 6-story building on East 63rd Street and Third Avenue, causing damage to the roof. Residents of the building have been evacuated.There are no reports of injuries. The Department of Buildings has been notified and is heading to the scene to investigate.According to DOB records, a similar incident happened at the same site...